Originally Posted by abelenky

I recently saw Captain Sullenberger give a talk regarding the Cactus 1549 incident. One of the things he mentioned is that the NTSB policy is not to release cockpit transcripts. I think the reasoning was to foster open communication between FO and Captain. They might be more reluctant to speak up if every word may eventually become public.

But here we have a detailed transcript released less than 4 months after the incident.

Can anyone explain this apparent discrepancy?